Mizuhopecten yessoensis (Jay, 1857)
Large weathervane scallop
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Family:  Pectinidae (scallops)
Max. size:  25 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: from the Sea of Japan (North and South Korea and Russia) to Pacific coast of Japan (35°N) to the Sea of Okhotsk, southern Sakhalin and southern Kuril Islands. Introduced in Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
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IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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